The Joomla World Conference is in Vancouver in November

The Joomla World Conference is in Vancouver in November

The Joomla! World Conference (JWC) is back for the 5th year!

After two years in the USA, followed by a year in Mexico and then India, the JWC is now headed to Canada.

The 2016 edition of JWC is in Vancouver. If you've never been to Vancouver before, you'll find it's one of the most beautiful cities in North America.

The conference is about six weeks away now, so there's plenty of time to get your tickets.

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Joomla.com Will Be a WordPress.com Service for Joomla

joomla selfhosted serviceThere was big news from the Joomla community today which announced a new WordPress.com-style service for Joomla.

This service will be hosted at Joomla.com and will offer free hosting accounts for life.

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A Joomla App Store May Be Coming Soon

The Joomla Extensions Directory provides millions of visitors with thousands of extensions.

There's currently work underway to provide access to the JED directly from the administrator area of Joomla sites. The plan is for Joomla users to be able to install extensions directly from their site.

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Joomla 2.5.13 and 3.1.4 Released

joomla updateBoth Joomla 2.5.13 and 3.1.4 were released this week.

Remember that updating Joomla is now as simple as logging in to your Joomla site and clicking on the flashing icon that notifies you of an update.

Both of these releases are regularly scheduled maintenance releases and only provide bug-fixes. There were no security patches.

Updating immediately is recommended but not absolutely essential.

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A Big Week for Joomla Events

JandBeyondLast week was DrupalCon.

This week the focus is on Joomla events. 

J and Beyond, Joomla's developer conference, is this weekend in the Netherlands. 

Also, this week the Joomla team unveiled details for the 2013 Joomla World Conference (JWC).

Read on for more details on both Joomla events.

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Joomla 2.5.9 and 3.0.3 Released

joomla updateStart using your one-click update fingers: Joomla 2.5.9 and Joomla 3.0.3 have been released.

Remember that updating Joomla is now as simple as logging in to your Joomla site and clicking on the flashing icon that notifies you of an update. 

Both of these releases are regularly scheduled maintenance releases which provide bug-fixes and low-level security patches. Updating immediately is recommended.

Read more: Joomla 2.5.9 and 3.0.3 Released

Joomla 2.5.8 and 3.0.2 Released

joomla updateStart using your one-click update fingers: Joomla 2.5.8 and Joomla 3.0.2 have been released.

Remember that updating Joomla is now as simple as logging in to your Joomla site and clicking on the flashing icon that notifies you of an update.

Both of these releases are regularly scheduled maintenance releases which provide bug-fixes and low-level security patches. Updating immediately is recommended but not absolutely essential.

Read more: Joomla 2.5.8 and 3.0.2 Released

Everything You Need to Know About Joomla 3

badge largeJoomla 3 is here and available for download.

We've said before that Joomla 3 is the biggest and best update to Joomla in several years. Now you can test it and see what we mean.

Here's our comprehensive overview of Joomla 3, what's new and how it impacts your site.

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6 Useful New Features in Joomla 2.5.6

Joomla 2.5Joomla 2.5.6 was released today. This release is a mix of bug fixes, low-level security releases and new features.

You can update your sites in just three steps:

  • Login to your site's administrator area.
  • Click the big "Joomla 2.5.6 Update Now" button.
  • Click Install the update.

After updating, here's an introduction to the new features you'll see:

Read more: 6 Useful New Features in Joomla 2.5.6